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that they all told him they agreed.
That night the children ate as much lentil soup and chili they could possibly
manage, then, they said their prayers and went to bed feeling very, very
thirsty!
The next morning the children went to school and sat down ready for the
shaykh to arrive and give them their lesson but none of them were at all
happy.
As the shaykh entered the room they all stood up to greet him, "As-Salaamu
alaykum Maulana" they said, "Wa laykum as-Salaam" he replied.
The shaykh looked at their faces and asked what the matter was. One of the
students stood up and said, "Maulana, we all did exactly as you told us, but
none of us saw Prophet Muhammad, praise and peace be upon him."
The shaykh smiled gently and asked, "Did any of you see anything at all last
night?" The first boy said, "I saw water gushing from a tap." Another said, "I
That night the children ate as much lentil soup and chili they could possibly
manage, then, they said their prayers and went to bed feeling very, very
thirsty!
The next morning the children went to school and sat down ready for the
shaykh to arrive and give them their lesson but none of them were at all
happy.
As the shaykh entered the room they all stood up to greet him, "As-Salaamu
alaykum Maulana" they said, "Wa laykum as-Salaam" he replied.
The shaykh looked at their faces and asked what the matter was. One of the
students stood up and said, "Maulana, we all did exactly as you told us, but
none of us saw Prophet Muhammad, praise and peace be upon him."
The shaykh smiled gently and asked, "Did any of you see anything at all last
night?" The first boy said, "I saw water gushing from a tap." Another said, "I